Spelt Rye Bread

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 2/3 tablespoon instant yeast
• 1 cup milk, warmed to a touch above body temp
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2/3 cup flour (plus more for kneading)
• 1 1/3 cups spelt flour
• 1 cup dark rye flour
• 1/3 tablespoon salt
• 3 tablespoons margarine

Recipe

• 1 in measuring cup warm milk in microwave, then stir in sugar and yeast. do not microwave the yeast! let proof for 10 min.
• 2 mix flours and salt, stir in milk mixture and margarine to make a soft dough.
• 3 knead for a minimum of 5 min, add more flour if too sticky.
• 4 let rise until doubled in size.
• 5 punch down and knead some more, form into the shape desired. i like to make a log and put in a greased loaf pan to make a classic supermarket loaf shape.
• 6 let rise until doubled in size again, bake at 375 for 25 min, if getting too brown cover with foil.
• 7 remove from pan and let rest on a rack. goes well with butter and/or cream cheese for a filling, fast breakfast.